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Craft Tutorials | Holiday Crafts | Father's Day Crafts | Dad Rocks Paperweight
Father's Day Crafts

Dad Rocks Paperweight

Author by Amanda Davis on June 4, 2024 Updated on June 4, 2024

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Make dad a fun salt dough paperweight for Father's Day. Make a great, and useful gift for dad!
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If you are looking for a last minute Father’s Day gift your kids can make, this Dad Rocks Paperweight is it! It’s fun to make, uses very few supplies, and there’s a very high probability you already have everything on hand to make this.

paperweight that says dad rocks on it made from salt dough and rocks with a post it under it near a computer keyboard


 

Why dad and the kids will love this project


Kids love to be outside, and adore creating. Send the kids out in the yard to gather some small pebbles, or if you have pea gravel that’s perfect! Pull out some salt, flour, and water and you are ready to make this great Father’s Day gift that Dad will cherish. The perfect keepsake he can take to work that’s easily customizable!

Pair this paperweight with a sweet printable Father’s Day card that kids can color in themselves.

little boy holding a handmade paperweight for his dad

Supplies you will need


Find the full printable instructions and ingredients list at the end of this post.

salt dough supplies needed for dad rocks paperweight
  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup water
  • bowl
  • cookie sheet
  • 1/2 cup pea gravel or rocks

How to make this Dad Rocks Paperweight


  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
  2. Mix flour, salt, and water together in a bowl. If the dough is too sticky add small
    amounts of flour until it is doughy and pliable. Be careful not to add too much as the dough will dry out and your creation will crack.
child adding flour and salt to a bowl
child adding water to salt and flour in bowl
  1. Shape a piece of the dough into a ball in your hands. Place the ball on the cookie sheet and flatten to about ½″ thickness.
Child placing rocks into a bowl of salt dough
child spelling out dad rocks with gravel on a salt dough paperweight
  1. Carefully select pieces of pea gravel to spell out “DAD ROCKS”. Press them firmly but gently into the salt dough.
  2. Bake your paperweight for 2-2.5 hours until completely dry.
  3. Remove from oven and allow to cool before handling or removing from cookie sheet.
  4. Optional: You can spray your creation with an acrylic sealer or paint it with a clear coat sealer.
salt dough paperweight that spells out dad rocks in actual rocks

You might also like:


  • This Daddy & Me mug is a simple, yet sweet way to celebrate your dad on Father’s Day. Especially if he’s a coffee or tea drinker! Grab a plain white dollar store mug, some paint, and paintbrushes and make this fun fingerprint mug! You could even stuff it with some of Dad’s favorite chocolates!
  • If you want to try another dough project, this tutorial from my friend Suzy’s site shows you how to make plaster castings with sand!
  • Be sure to use this free printable Father’s Day card to go along with your gift!
  • My friend Maggy made these awesome Crayon Rock Paperweights with her kids!
  • How to Make a Duct Tape Wallet
  • Quick Orange Rolls – from my cooking blog, a great breakfast for dad. Later you can make pizza on the grill!
  • And don’t forget about our salt dough dad magnets!
dad rocks paperweight on a desk with a cute drawing by a child
dad rocks paperweight standing on end
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5 from 50 votes

Dad Rocks Paperweight

Make dad a fun salt dough paperweight for Father's Day. Make a great, and useful gift for dad!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Crafting Time2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time2 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Age Group: Kids Crafts
Project Type: Crafts
Author: Amanda Formaro

Supplies

  • ¼ cup salt
  • ½ cup flour
  • ¼ cup water
  • bowl
  • cookie sheet
  • ½ cup pea gravel

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
  • Mix flour, salt, and water together in a bowl. If the dough is too sticky add small amounts of flour until it is doughy and pliable. Be careful not to add too much as the dough will dry out and your creation will crack.
    child adding flour and salt to a bowl
  • Shape a piece of the dough into a ball in your hands. Place the ball on the cookie sheet and flatten to about ½″ thickness.
    child flattening salt dough
  • Carefully select pieces of pea gravel to spell out “DAD ROCKS”. Press them firmly but gently into the salt dough.
    child spelling out dad rocks with gravel on a salt dough paperweight
  • Bake your paperweight for 2-2.5 hours until completely dry.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool before handling or removing from cookie sheet.
  • Optional: You can spray your creation with acrylic sealer or paint it with a clear coat sealer.
Dad Rocks Paperweight by Amanda Formaro
Amanda’s original photo from 2010

This post was originally published on this blog on June 18, 2010 and has since been updated with new photos.

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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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Comments

  1. Brandi says

    June 2, 2025 at 8:40 pm

    hello, I’m wondering if you can bake the handprints. and then use a clear glue poured into the handprint, then add the pebbles… to have them stick together.? does that make sense? can you recommend a good clear glue?.

    Reply
  2. BetsyO says

    March 14, 2023 at 1:02 pm

    I would like to protect the desk from the paper weight…would you recommend gluing felt as a backing or using self-adhesive protective pads? If you would recommend gluing, is there is a type of glue that will adhere better to the rock?

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      April 12, 2023 at 11:35 am

      You can use those self adhesive felt pads that go on the bottom of chair legs like these https://amzn.to/43pOVgD

      Reply
  3. Michelle says

    June 1, 2020 at 10:29 pm

    This is such a cute idea!!

    Reply
  4. Danielle Warrender says

    June 12, 2019 at 11:16 am

    I don’t suppose you can add food coloring to the dough?

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 17, 2019 at 11:07 am

      Sorry I’m just seeing this! I haven’t tried it – but a fellow blogger has a post on adding food coloring to salt dough here https://julieblanner.com/color-salt-dough-ornaments/

      Reply
  5. Rachel says

    May 27, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    Hi ive done this with my daughter but it doesnt seem to have set completely can i put it back in the oven or will we have to start again? Many thanks

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 3, 2019 at 5:14 pm

      Sorry I’m just seeing this. It should have eventually dried out. Hope you were able to make it work!

      Reply
  6. Debra says

    June 10, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    I’m not especially crafty, but these seem simple for Fathers Day. Grandkids will love to make

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 20, 2018 at 8:12 am

      Hope you had fun!

      Reply
  7. Emily Gambill says

    May 8, 2018 at 3:29 pm

    Love this! We made these for Mothers day with our cub scout troop! turned out great!! Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      May 10, 2018 at 7:00 am

      How fun, so glad you had a great time! :)

      Reply
  8. Erika morley says

    June 5, 2017 at 3:23 pm

    How many does the recipe make?

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 15, 2017 at 11:32 am

      Hi, Erika. This will make one paperweight!

      Reply
  9. susan says

    August 29, 2015 at 1:22 am

    I have followed the instructions and it has now been in the oven for 3 hours and still nowhere near all dry – any suggestions for what to do please?

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      September 1, 2015 at 11:03 am

      if you paperweight is thicker then it will take more time. It worn’t hurt it to cook it longer as long as the temperature is low. Just FYI – the baking instructions reference FERENHEIT, not celcius. Just in case…

      Reply
  10. Jaime Pfeffer says

    May 12, 2015 at 7:07 am

    So cute!!! Thank you! Definitely going to do this with my girls.

    Reply
  11. Amanda says

    August 18, 2014 at 3:12 am

    This is a fabulous father’s day craft and I have begun making with my preschool class. Any tricks with getting the rocks to stay? I am finding that I have pushed them into the dough a significant amount but some are falling out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      August 19, 2014 at 7:26 am

      Hi Amanda. The only thing that i can suggest is gluing the loose ones in after everything has dried. Salt dough can be a bit finicky :-P

      Reply
  12. Isa says

    May 30, 2014 at 9:03 am

    What a great idea! I’m gonna do it with my daughter. Can we acrylic color the pea gravel before baking?

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 2, 2014 at 7:12 am

      Hi Isa, if you want to paint the gravel first, make sure you use a paint that can be baked, such as an enamel. Check with the manufacturer or check the label.

      Reply
      • Isa says

        June 7, 2014 at 5:18 pm

        Thank you very much for the advice :)

        Reply
  13. Ms Bradshaw says

    April 25, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    Hi. I just love this idea. I am a teacher n wanted to do this for Mother’s Day. Question: do they have to be baked or can they air dry??? I wouldn’t have access to a oven at school. Could I bring them home n bake them? Or modify the recipe with sand and maybe glue?

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      May 1, 2014 at 7:06 am

      hi there! These can air dry but will take a lot longer. If you have several days, or even a week ahead, that would be best! Not sure I would trust bringing them home and baking them, only because the pebbles may fall out before they get them home.

      Reply
  14. Unity says

    April 19, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    do you use alfoil or baking paper??

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      April 23, 2014 at 6:37 am

      You can use parchment paper if you like. I have always just baked these directly on the cookie sheet.

      Reply
      • Amanda says

        June 12, 2014 at 5:27 pm

        Ours just stuck like plaster to the cookies sheet. Wrecked the cookie sheets and our project! :(

        Reply
        • Amanda Formaro says

          June 17, 2014 at 7:00 am

          Aww I’m sorry that happened! Sometimes if the dough has too much moisture content that can happen :-(

          Reply
        • Stephanie says

          June 9, 2021 at 3:26 pm

          The same thing happened to me.

          Reply
  15. Steph T says

    June 15, 2013 at 3:55 am

    I love this and have posted it on my blog with all credit back to you – thanks so much for this and I hope you don’t mind me sharing? Steph : )

    http://ric-rac-uk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/dad-rocks.html

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 15, 2013 at 6:20 am

      Thanks for the feature Steph!

      Reply
  16. Tess says

    June 14, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    This came out so cute, but no one said “spray” the pan, or put the dough on foil, then on cookie sheet… so the paperweight & 8″pan are ONE :(

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 15, 2013 at 6:20 am

      Oh no! So sorry that happened! That’s never happened to me before and I don’t use foil or baking spray. I just put the dough directly on the cookie sheet and bake. And you had the oven set at 250?

      Reply
  17. Terry says

    June 5, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    This is great I’m going to help my 4 year old grandson make this for his dad my grandson loves rocks and his dad is in a band !! Murphy will love making this he loves to do crafts !!

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 7, 2013 at 8:34 pm

      That will be so fun for a musician dad!

      Reply
  18. Jasmine says

    June 3, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    Are the measurements above for just one of these. I’m a preschool teacher and I wanted to do this with my class for father’s day.

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 7, 2013 at 8:44 pm

      Hi Jasmine. This dough will make several of these. It’s been several years since I made this, so I don’t know how many for sure. Sorry!

      Reply
  19. Deb Mullen says

    May 23, 2013 at 7:10 pm

    Hi,

    I love this idea I want to make it with my class. Do they have to bake or will they dry enough by air if we leave them?

    Thank you,
    Deb

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      May 25, 2013 at 6:34 am

      Hi Deb! They are pretty thick, so if you want to air dry them it will take a while. I would say to make them far enough ahead that you could allow for a week of air drying, and that’s just a guess!

      Reply
  20. JDaniel4's Mom says

    May 16, 2013 at 5:56 am

    My son will love making this for his dad! Hunting for the rocks will be as much fun as making it. I am going to pin this to my Father’s Day board.

    Reply
  21. TommiAnn says

    December 8, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    This is AWSOME my 2 kids are so excited to make this for their grandparents. U rock!!!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      December 8, 2012 at 7:49 pm

      Thanks TommiAnn, hope you have fun!

      Reply
  22. Melissa D says

    June 20, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    Loved your idea!! thank you so much…here is a link to the blog post I made where I showed mine :)
    http://misapie28.blogspot.com/2012/06/fathers-day-pinterest-craft-projects.html

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      June 23, 2012 at 12:02 pm

      So cute Melissa!!

      Reply
  23. Stepford Sister says

    June 19, 2012 at 12:07 am

    My husband and father-in-law both love puns and I thought this was totally cute! I am planning on helping my stepson make one next year! I also wanted to let you know that my blog did a feature post on our top five Father’s Day Crafts and yours was #3!

    You can check it out at: http://stepford-sisters.blogspot.com/2012/06/stepford-top-five-easy-homemade-fathers.html

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      June 19, 2012 at 1:00 am

      Thanks so much for the feature!

      Reply
  24. Cassy says

    June 13, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Hi Amanda, I was wondering if this idea would work for an outdoor garden decor?? Do you think it would withstand weather or do you have any other houehold item ideas? Thank you, I love your work!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      June 13, 2012 at 5:36 pm

      Hi Cassy! This particular dough (salt dough) will turn soft if it gets wet and it’s quite fragile. However, if you use plaster of Paris that would withstand the weather and work quite well!

      Reply
  25. Michelle says

    June 10, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    I used the recipe on the post to make a model for my students, and the only problem was that it stuck to the cookie sheet! Do you think parchment paper would solve this problem?

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      June 10, 2012 at 11:44 pm

      Yes, try parchment. I have never had them stick, but I use insulated cookie sheets most of the time. Also, if the dough is really sticky, you can add small amounts of flour until you get a cookie dough type consistency :)

      Reply
      • Lauren says

        June 15, 2013 at 12:02 pm

        Mine stuck too. I used a plain aluminum cookie sheet. Would greasing the sheet cause any problems to the dough?

        Reply
        • Amanda Formaro says

          June 19, 2013 at 6:35 am

          Hi lauren, so sorry to hear that! Makes me wonder now how many others had theirs stick. You two are the only ones to ever tell me that. The only thing I can think of is that the dough needed to bake longer. If the object is too thick, just like anything you bake, it will take longer in the middle. Sorry you had trouble!

          Reply
        • Amanda Formaro says

          June 19, 2013 at 6:37 am

          Sorry, forgot to answer your question. I don’t know if greasing the sheet would cause any problems with the dough. I’ve never had to do it. I would suggest using parchment paper instead. At least then if it sticks to the parchment, you can get it off the sheet and peel the paper off the back.

          Reply
  26. Melissa says

    June 8, 2012 at 6:29 am

    I would like to have my class of 3rd graders make these for their dads. They would love this craft. However, how long can they sit until I get them in the oven?

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      June 9, 2012 at 3:16 am

      You can actually air dry them, so it doesn’t matter how long they sit before going into the oven. Just make sure that the rocks go into the dough right away while it’s still fresh and soft :)

      Reply
  27. Miss E says

    June 7, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    I was thinking of having my class make these for their dad’s on father’s day. Two quick questions – 1) Would I be able to make the dough a night in advance, or will it dry out fast? If it dries out fast, is it easy to make in the morning? 2) How many paperweights can I make out of your recipe provided above?

    Thanks for your assistance and fun project!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      June 9, 2012 at 3:15 am

      Hi Miss E! I would say that you could get 2 decent sized paperweights from a combo of 1/4 cup salt, 1/4 cup water, and 1/2 cup flour. So multiply that out for the amount of kids that you have :) Oh and I wouldn’t suggested making it the day ahead as it might dry out some, even if wrapped.

      Reply
  28. Keri says

    June 6, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    How many paperweights does this recipe make? We are looking to do this for our two classes – a total of 46 students. Great idea!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      June 9, 2012 at 3:20 am

      Hi Keri. The recipe on the post should make 2 paperweights. Have fun!

      Reply
  29. Michelle says

    June 5, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    This is such a cute craft for the kids in my home daycare to do for father’s day next week. Thanks.

    Reply
  30. tryss says

    June 3, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    I am going to make one of these for my dad for Fathers Day and i think he’ll like it!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      June 5, 2012 at 11:24 am

      That’s great tryss!

      Reply
  31. Eva Scott says

    May 18, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    My son LOVES rocks so he would think this is cool. Thanks for the idea. :)

    Reply
  32. rhiannon says

    October 11, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    I tried to make it but it was to hard. add in more details

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      October 11, 2011 at 8:57 pm

      I’m sorry you had trouble. All the details are in the instructions. I’ve had several people make this without a problem. Make sure you measure your ingredients properly, salt dough can easily be dried out.

      Reply
  33. Cady says

    June 22, 2011 at 12:35 am

    Hey I just wanted to let you know that I've actually put some of your ideas into my lesson plan at my summer camp–so don't be surprised if they show up on my blog.

    You have a really nice blog. Your tutorials are very helpful. I'm hoping my campers will love this one especially!

    Reply
  34. bizzyshan says

    June 19, 2011 at 4:19 am

    this turned out super cute :) A tip that works with almost any salt dough recipe- is to color the dough w/ a packet of Koolaid :D i imprinted my daughter's hand, and then did a heart in rocks.

    Reply
  35. Amanda says

    June 18, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Those are so cute Andi!!

    Reply
  36. Andi @ Jane of all crafts says

    June 18, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    Thanks so much for this quick and fun craft!! My girls had so much fun! I just posted about it and linked back to you. have a great weekend!

    http://www.janeofallcrafts.com/2011/06/dad-rocks.html

    Reply
  37. Thread In Her Hair says

    June 18, 2011 at 5:47 am

    This is so great! My son is going to love making this!!

    Reply
  38. angee says

    June 14, 2011 at 4:05 am

    So cute! I will be linking tomorrow!

    Reply
  39. The Crafty Artisan says

    May 27, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    I love this idea! I have made this the tutorial of the day on my blog, The Crafty Artisan. I have posted a photo and a link to have my readers visit your web site.

    Happy Crafting!

    http://wiserunning.com/blog/2011/05/27/fathers-day-craft-tutorial-dad-rocks-paperweight/

    Reply
  40. Amanda says

    August 19, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    Thank you Joan! So nice of you to say so, hope you find lots of fun ideas here! :)

    Reply
  41. Anonymous says

    August 18, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    Oh Amanda….I am so happy to have been introduced to your site from Shutterfly on Facebook! I love your craft ideas! They are all absolutely AWESOME!! I just wish I had found your site earlier so I could have kept my 8 yr old and her friends busier during the summer!! Looking forward to look at more!
    Joan Lorenzo

    Reply
  42. Xhonane Olivas says

    June 27, 2010 at 1:12 am

    Hi Amanda! I love your blog!! I will be visiting often!! I am actually making a craft using this idea in my blog Familia Catolica http://familiacatolica-org.blogspot.com/ (it's in Spanish, but there is a translator). Thank you for sharing your great ideas!!

    Reply
  43. creativejewishmom/Sara says

    June 24, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    This is great Amanda, I can see so many possibilites that I hadn't thought of for baker's clay projects! Thanks so much for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday! all the best, Sara

    Reply
  44. Kaysi says

    June 24, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    That is awesome!!! I need to remember this for next year!

    Reply
  45. Jerri says

    June 24, 2010 at 12:25 am

    How fun! Great project!

    Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites!

    Reply
  46. Rory from Tools Are For Women Too! says

    June 22, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    This is just fun! Thanks for showing it to us on Modern Craftswoman Monday! Rory

    Reply
  47. Shugee @ Blue Heron Cottage says

    June 22, 2010 at 2:07 am

    Oh la la, Amanda. I love this, it has given me lots of ideas! Thanks for the inspiration! And your blog is FANTASTIC!

    Reply
  48. Megan says

    June 21, 2010 at 4:11 am

    These are too cute and perfect for daddy! Stumbled.

    Reply
  49. Beth says

    June 20, 2010 at 6:55 pm

    Stopping by from Sunday Showcase! What a great idea, so cute! Saving for next year (or maybe his birthday) Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  50. Michelle says

    June 20, 2010 at 5:13 pm

    Very cute idea!

    Reply
  51. Jolene says

    June 19, 2010 at 2:04 pm

    WOW! What an awesome idea! We are def doing this! Ill have pics up on my blog by tonite if u are interested!!!

    Reply
  52. Annemarie's Breiblog says

    June 19, 2010 at 7:07 am

    Oh this is sooooo cute! If you like you can add a link to your blog and a picture of something you've made yourself on my blog. Just check my latest blog post, it's really simple. Hope to see you there!
    Bye!
    Annemarie

    Reply
  53. Threeundertwo says

    June 19, 2010 at 1:41 am

    So cute. I love crafts that can be made from materials I already have around the house. Thanks for linking up to Finished for Friday!

    Reply
  54. Mary says

    June 18, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    I made your project today for my husband ;) It's so cute. I put some blue food coloring in the dough and shaped it like a heart. Thanks for for the darling idea. Visiting from Show and Tell Friday~

    Reply
  55. Tiffiny Felix says

    June 18, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    I love this–and I just happen to need a last minute thing for my kids to give their dad. Perfect!! :)

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  56. mother★lode says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:14 pm

    This is AWESOME! We just might whip one of these up today for our Dad that ROCKS! Thanks for sharing!

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  57. Diane says

    June 18, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    What a cute, cute idea for any kid to make for his dad and feel so proud when he presented it :o) Thanks for the recipe for making this.

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  58. Vera @ Cozy Little Cabin says

    June 18, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    Too, too cute! I really like this idea!

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  59. Brenda says

    June 13, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    I made footprints instead of putting the rocks on. They turned out good. Thanks for the salt dough recipes.

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  60. Amanda Formaro says

    July 2, 2015 at 2:30 pm

    So glad you had fun with it!

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